Happy birthday to you! Yes, you.

Is it not your birthday? Yes it is. You are wrong. Because I SUCK at remembering birthdays and have even forgotten my own so I decided that today is everyone’s birthday. If you want to go up a year you are a year older. If you want to go down 10 years that’s fine too. These are the rules of Universal Birthday Day.

And what do you get for your birthday? You get something lovely and it’s entirely up to you what that thing is. Go take a hot bath and listen to true crime podcasts. Go buy a bunch of facial masks and oils and give yourself a spa day. Go buy that thing you’ve been wanting but haven’t been able to justify. Sit in the grass and read an amazing book. Binge-watch Doctor Who. Go to the movies. Call the person who makes you laugh. Forgive yourself for that thing you’ve been feeling bad about. Dress your pets up in costumes and have a small parade. Snuggle with rescue animals at a no-kill shelter. Have a pillow fight. Learn a new hobby. Eat an ice cream cake. Go to the library. Pull out the slip-and-slide. Have a whipped cream fight. Take a nap with your pets. DO WHATEVER YOU WANT BECAUSE IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY!

And that means it’s my birthday too so I am going to finish this post and then give away presents because that makes me happy. So leave me a comment telling me what wonderful thing you’re going to do for yourself for your birthday and I’ll randomly email some of you gift certificates for books or bath bombs or whatever strange thing makes your heart sing.

Happy birthday, y’all.

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And on an entirely different subject, it’s time for the Sunday wrap-up!

Shit I made in my shop (Named “EIGHT POUNDS OF UNCUT COCAINE” so that your credit card bill will be more interesting.):

Shit-you-may-or-may-not-want-to-see:

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I’m going to pet my kitty then go away from my kitty to play my flute (because my kitty doesn’t like my playing). I’m guessing that you are going to “Dress your pets up in costumes and have a small parade. ”

A very merry unbirthday to you! I’m going to curl up on the couch with a good book this afternoon and not think about anything work or school related. And my hubby is home and he’s making dinner. Double win!

This blog blows my mind! I honestly wondered how you knew it was my birthday… For real, 59! I don’t my sharing the day and am happy to wish yuh the best universal birthday. Right now we’re drinking daiquiris and watching Ingrid Bergman in Notorious! Next up, Rear Window. Hey Birthday to all!

I’m going to pull out my art supplies and a pile of books, create a nest and alternate between reading and creating colorful chaos on paper. I’m also going to drink a lot of tea and hope my anxiety decides that since it’s my ‘birthday’ it can take a break.

I’m going to a friend’s Tony Awards watch party and I’ve been trying to justify the cost of driving there vs bus/subway. Universal birthday justification it is!!! My actual birthday is in a week and a half and I’m trying not to dread it too much. Why do birthdays have such complicated feelings attached to them??? I like Universal Birthday much better.

It’s my birthday month! I will finish writing two grant applications for (1) our teachers’ professional development and (2) kids’ lunches and go sleep and recover from my walking pneumonia/ebola/chicken pox (whatever kids at school are spreading this month)

We are playing host to a sweet 3-legged rescue dog who is probably going to become a member of our mess of a family. So, I’m going to spend the day cuddling with the 3 dogs in our house and laughing as they get used to each other.

I’m going to give my Dad a new recliner for my birthday. He’s old and his bones hurt, and he misses my mom. He was going to get it for Father’s Day, but now it’s going to be for my birthday. Gotta go shopping…right now.

Geezus. My birthday is coming up – this email blog update of yours arrived like a trash panda stalker’s wet dream. Are YOU PSYCHIC???!

It doesn’t matter. I have to share my birthday with Men around the world every so often. As a child, I was very conflicted about Father’s day…until I met the kids whose birthday was shared with Jesus’s…

Today is also National Lazy Mom’s Day! I’m celebrating watching my son play ice hockey and working towards getting me in a better “place.” And finding a yummy gluten free chocolate cookie. It’s the little things!

Well my birthday was a week ago but close enough. It was my 60th! Went to Niagara Falls with my hubby and our best friends surprised me by showing up at our hotel with a bottle of champagne. Great birthday!!

Well, it’s actually bed time here for me, but I’ve had a good day listening to cricket (the sport, not the insects!) and also watched Rafa win undecima, in between reading fic and watching my favourite show on DVD (NCIS:LA) so happy unbirthday to me and all of us!

In a funk today, so encouragement for self care is very appreciated. I’m going to snuggle my sweet 8 cats and maybe take a bubble bath and read awesome books. Thank you for being you and creating this Blog!

I’m going to try to tackle some things in my ever growing end-of-the-school-year To Do List. I’m also thinking I may need a nap and to eat icing straight out of the jar because pregnancy allows me to pretend it’s a craving. 😉👍🏻

I’m going to alternately binge watch TV, and work on writing fan fiction. I have been putting my writing to the side so much, I have forgotten how happy (and sad, and angry, and frustrated, and all the other things writing can be) it makes me, so that’s what I’ve been doing a lot lately.

I’m going to knit, which feels fantastic, because a month ago i broke my hand (and foot, and back, but i don’t knit with those things) and i’m just able to knit again and it feels very, very good to do so. 🙂 It also feels great to be able to walk my dog again, so he thinks it’s his birthday too now that we’re walking again. ^_^

Awwww. Happy universal birthday. I’m going to celebrate by cooking dinner for some on my closest friends and drinking wine! I love cooking especially trying out new cuisines and tonight’s theme is Indian. Smells like garam masala and cinnamon in my house.

I’m going to try to forgive myself for feeling like a failure for not doing all the things I think I should do and for feeling like I spend too much time working and not enough with my kids. I’m going to play a board game with them and once they’re in bed in going to read a book or colour a picture or both!

So, my 60th Birthday is a week from today. I saw this email and freaked out. I already got my gift to myself. My mom gave me some bling and I had a new piece of bling made for me! Thanks Jenny… Happy Birthday to you too. Love you!

Happy birthday everyone! For my surprise birthday today, I am going to do something that I think we could all benefit from. I am going to try to be kinder to myself and not torture myself because I have anxiety. I will also snuggle with my dogs and pick something new on Netflix to watch. Jenny, I think the pet parade is a wonderful idea, but my dogs disagree. They say that I am only allowed to dress them up twice a year (Halloween and Christmas).

I did some crafty things for the new house and later will break my no sugar, no carb, no dairy all-to-keep-my-lady-organs-happy diet to have one of my grandmother’s favorite chocolates in her memory since today would have been her 100th birthday!

I’m going to celebrate universal birthday by cooking dinner for 5 of my closest friends. I love cooking especially for other people and I enjoy trying all kinds of new cuisines. Tonight’s theme is Indian so my house smells like garam masala and cinnamon.

Today I’m drinking iced coffee and enjoying the sunshine before the rain starts with my favourite person in the world.. and then when the rain inevitably comes I’m gonna go home and watch something stupid on Netflix that makes me belly laugh and not feel guilty about not doing chores on my only day off this week.

Also… sidenote: when you mentioned be careful out there… I thought you might be referring to the recent string of crow attacks here in Vancouver that have gotten so bad they made a digital map of them. Check it out… http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/crow-map-vancouver-2018

(Or don’t if you’re afraid of crows.. or have seen the movie The Birds.. or if you just don’t feel like it cuz that’s how birthdays work, right?)

What a fun post! I’m lounging on the couch with my cat Chalupa Batman and watching episodes of Live PD I have on the DVR (they’re recorded because I don’t stay up late enough to watch them live). Well, I’m watching. He is napping. Except when the sirens go off and he gets woken up. This offends him but not enough to make him leave.

I’m also enjoying a glass of wine because it’s not drinking alone if your cat is at home.

I’m trying to find the energy celebrate a friend’s birthday after having a anxiety/depression/meltdown crisis yesterday. It’s not working very well. -_- I did bake a cake, though, so maybe I’m not a totally horrible friend. Just mostly. 🙁

I’m going to finish watching the F1 Canadian Grand Prix, take a bath with a Lush bath bomb, paint my nails and do a sheet mask, then get an early night with a good book. Gotta be up at 6am for work tomorrow, so soothing and quiet is the plan.

Right now, I think a banana split would make my heart sing. That, and running away from everyone and everything but that can’t happen at this exact moment because I have to adult tomorrow. Sigh! I’m really going to enjoy my banana split.

My birthday began right after midnight when I bought myself a copy of Appetites, Anthony Bourdain’s last cookbook. (Sob)
I’m going to cook something and pour a glass of wine too.
Happy birthday to you too , Jenny, and happy birthday to the rest of this tribe. It’s been a rough week.

My kids are over at the neighbor kid’s birthday party and I am going to ignore the rules of polite society and not stay and talk to all the other parents and instead I am going to take a nap on the couch in my nice quiet house!!!

I haven’t willingly celebrated my birthday since I turned thirteen for a variety of reasons, none of which have anything to do with age. I love your kind heart though and wish you and everyone else a wonderful birthday! I’m singing the happy unbirthday song from Alice in Wonderland to you all.
❤️ Lostdotter

I will spend the day forcing my son to buy dress pants for his high school graduation. Because he neglected to tell us he has grown out of his old ones. Did you get taller? No, he says wider. I spin around for him and say, this is what you’ll wind up with if you don’t keep up with your workouts. A cautionary tale. So pants only, no Cinnabon.

I’m on duty all day today, as I am every Sunday, but I’m also going to put on an audiobook and work on joining blocks of an afghan I’m crocheting. I already ordered cheap pizza because I didn’t feel like cooking AND this way I get some veggies. 😉

Well, it’s my “birthday” and since my husband and daughter are on the way to Cincinnati children’s for an appointment for her tomorrow, River Song (the dog) and I are going to enjoy complete peace and quiet together. We will probably go to the dog park.
As for what I am really planning to get for my birthday, I want to get a real food dehydrator. I have a cheapie WalMart special that doesn’t do a good job and does an extremely small amount. I have been planning this for years and never have the money so the model I have on Amazon is constantly changing. It hasn’t happened yet, but a girl can dream. I would love to be able to dehydrate Cherries every year (we picked over 150 pounds this year), and I love to keepdried tomatoes and mushrooms in the freezer to use to cook with. If you have never had dried cherries in your oatmeal you are really missing out!

For my birthday I’m getting younger(5 years is good) Going for a walk on the beach, listening to music. Gonna have my treasured Marco Polo tea from Mariage Freres in my new teapot.(I have a teapot addiction) Youtube some Anthony Bourdain, then as a gift buy a Cards Against Humanity game to play with friends.

I’m going to kick back with a good book and a soft drink (yeah, they’re full of sugar and chemicals and I’ll probably be radioactive or sterile or some other horror if I finish it) and listen to my collegiate baseball team hopefully win today’s game to get to the college World Series.

Happy birthday Jenny 😊😊this post reminds me of one of my moms favorite songs from Alice in wonderland “happy un birthday “ I love this idea..we should be treating ourself ever day to all of the wonderful things 😍so today I am going go have a margarita at my favorite restaurant and spend a nothing planned evening with my husband 💕💕

I’m going to enjoy my favorite story, and maybe give some dollies a makeover. I’m also going to give myself a day off any cleaning that isn’t time required… (though I did clean up the flour my kiddo was sliding through all over the floor, because that was just going to get worse…lol).. in any case, I’m taking a break, because boy do I need one!

Happy birthday, everyone! I’m going to replace my empty pump bottle thingy of Cerave body lotion that makes my eczema itchiness settle down. Then I’m going to take a warm bath, after which I will slather on the lotion and then lie in bed watching cheesy Hallmark movies.

Actually, yesterday really was my birthday. We just got back from a vacation late last night. Then I made myself a birthday cake after we got home and cleaned up. Then I slept in this morning. And then I woke up to not just 1 but several seperate tornado warnings in the area. So I’m thinking today may just be me drinking and eating chocolate birthday cake while I alternate between hiding in the basement, watching the Weather Channel and hoping for a new kitchen or garage thanks to Mother Nature.

It’s my birthday month! I’m going to read “The Sisters: the Saga of the Mitford Family” which is like eating British tea and scones for me; then take a bath in champagne. In my mind. Thank you Jenny for permission to kick my anxiety out the door today!

Dang it, I’m crying. Saturday is my birthday but I don’t really celebrate it anymore. My husband goes to a big weeklong paintball tournament and it’s been kind of a joke that my time alone is my birthday present from him. But I hate always spending my birthday alone, trying to be happy when I’m not, so I started buying myself something the weekend he would leave. One year it was a Chromebook, last year my Google Home. I wasn’t planning on getting anything this year because my cat had to go to the emergency vet last weekend (blocked urthrea, he nearly died). That cost more than I really anticipated, but today I decided I needed the distraction. So I bought a Fitbit Versa (I’ve wanted a smartwatch for a year or so now) and while I’m waiting for it to update, I decided to read some blogs.

This is probably the longest comment I’ve ever made, even if you combined all my previous comments. but there ya go. 🙂

I’m going to work on completing my book and buy the ones I’ve wanted all winter but haven’t yet justified. And maybe go see my mom’s new kitten. Because he needs socializing. And because he’s flipping cute.

I’m going to read for fun for the first time in 2 months, paint my nails and maybe go buy the handmade jewelry that’s been sitting in my Etsy cart haunting me for weeks…and think about what kind of do-overs I want for my regularly scheduled birthday next week!

I am going to make me (okay, I will share with my husband) strawberry shortcake and sit on my porch and continue to read Yellow Brick War, (third in the Dorothy Must Die series). Yes, it is a YA book, but I refuse to believe I am 55…so all is good. Happy Birthday to everyone!

I’m going to eat homemade strawberry ripple ice cream (NOT made with Ripple wine, it’s pureed strawberries poured in the ice cream) and read trashy mysteries – I just finished I SEE YOU by Clare Mackintosh and the twist ending was so insane it made me whoop and then laugh…(SERIOUSLY?) Oh – and when my husband isn’t looking I’m going to sneak onto the large iPad and do Candy Crush “that I gave up a year ago”. I got stuck on Level 169 so I went back and started at the beginning and am on Level 30 now. SUCH a delicious waste of time!

Strangely enough my birthday was last week and you did remember it, prompting me to continue our imaginary friendship. I am actually celebrating today by making myself shrimp for dinner (hubby hates shrimp so neener, neener, make yourself a sandwich), and a Coconut Cream Cheesecake for dessert. I have been reading cheesy romance novels, crocheting a shawl for a friend who had surgery do she can have a hug from me across the miles, and plan on a long, hot, bath with a vanilla sparkly unicorn bath bomb later on,
(This is much better than my actual birthday where I went to work and later wound up in the ER)

I left a baby shower early without feeling bad because A) There was no baby yet to hold and they are the only ones I feel understand what I’m saying and B)The parents are health concious so their was only veggie trays. No baby and no cake so no me.

In August we are going on a mini vaca. Our son is 16 and wants to do something as in anything for the summer. We are going to make it a family style honeymoon. I think a trip to Fantastic Caverns will cover it all.

I’m sick, and very depressed, and lonely. I don’t know anything that would make me feel better. Geez, this is a horrible post. I’m going to attempt to read. It’s my escape. And being with my kitties. I love you. I hope everyone does something fun today. Love to everyone.

My grandmother–Nanny–had too many grandchildren to remember all their birthdays, so every year on her own birthday she would have the Nanny Birthday Party. We weren’t allowed to give her gifts, but we’d all go to her house and she would give each of us a present. It was always something small, like bubble bath or a pair of knee socks, but it didn’t matter, we loved it. I plan to continue this tradition if I ever have grandchildren. Although since none of my four adult sons appear interested in getting married, I’ll probably be dead before it happens. Maybe I’ll come back from the great beyond and have a Ghost of Nanny Birthday Party!

I spent my universal birthday day taking care of my poor daughter. But this resulted in a beautiful moment where, after a bout of throwing up she told me we are the “best parents ever.” Extremely high praise from a 13 year old girl. I told her to remember that when she is mad at us.

I celebrated by treating myself to the best pancakes in town (chocolate chip, of course) and a giant iced tea at my favorite breakfast place in my neighborhood, happy “birthday” to me and to all of you!!

I LOVE THIS! It’s been a crppy stressful week for me (a death in the family + other things). Still have a huge To-Do List but just knowing that you’re wishing everyone a Happy Birthday & encouraging us to treat ourselves a little makes me feel *much better. I am listening to my old favorite songs with my favorite kitty snuggled in my lap while paying bills online and my hubby has been super sweet to me this week, bringing me snacks while I’m ensconced on the couch with said kitties, running errands, & just keeping things going in general while I pull myself together.

Thanks so much, Jenny! (Although, if you could make more of those shoes so I could buy some, that would be AWESOME! 🙂

My housemates and I are brewing beer. It’s the 1st time for me, and it’s been almost 2 years since the last time they could. It’s been fun & boring, both. But my patio smells YUM! I’m glad we decided to brew on our birthday, because now we can nickname it Birthday Beer and celebrate again every time we drink it (in about a month)!

I’m hugging one of my rescue dogs even more, an Old English Sheepdog, probably 12-13 years old and very near the end of his days. I’m mourning the loss of Anthony Bourdain, a great voice for good in our sometimes scrambled society. I just finished planting more Wave petunias in pots along my porch railing (14 pots — wall-to-wall flowers!). And I’m planting the rest of my veggies. Jenny, I hope your birthday is as wonderful as YOU are!

BTW, I am a first time commenter. My cake and presents day is in the beginning of June and I celebrate my birthday the whole month! I start reminding people beforehand and this way no one can ever say they forgot or missed the date! I accept birthday wishes, cards and gifts all month long! I hope to get a gift from you too!

I am spending the day with my sister, working on a scrapbook for my nephew’s upcoming high school graduation open house. We are doing it in chronological order from when he started school up to the present, so it’s fun to look back on how he has changed over the years. It’s also a chance for us to go through all the supplies we have, searching for just the right thing for each page we are creating. It’s fun to ‘work’ on something that really isn’t work at all.🎂 Happy birthday everyone!

Happy Universal Birthday! My 40th was two weeks ago, so I’m quite happy to continue celebrating! I’m going to finish reading Furiously Happy for the 4th time whilst drinking some Michigan Made Bubbly. I’m also going to have a photo shoot with my dogs with their new Pride BowTies, because it makes me happy. (@frankieandfrisco if you want to see ridiculously cute fluff balls). Then I will probably shop for more bow ties, because OMG, dogs in bow ties are fucking adorable. Probably work on a new foodie post for our website because we had some stupid good noodles earlier today.

I did some much needed cleaning. Not the best thing to do for yourself, but this weekend was my 20th high school reunion, so it looked like a tornado went through here with clothing and shoe discarded choices everywhere. But now that everything is clean, I’m going to sit on my ass with my cats, drink some iced tea, and read a book on natural magic.

Happy Birthday, everyone!
Most of the day here is over, but I’m going to spend the rest of it rebingewatching ‘Lucifer’ and recalling the fact that I got to see Paterson Joseph live on stage yesterday.
Also I may snuggle the cat, but that one is still up in the air because right now he’s still sulking that I left him, to go see Paterson Joseph.

I’m giving myself the gift of a clean house today. We’re moving across the country in 51days and I’m in an eczema flair because stress is thing. My house shows when my brain is in chaos and it. Is. Bad. So I’m ignoring my depression brain today and making my healthy brain happy by getting out of this fucking recliner and picking some shit up. Because I love myself. Even if I don’t always believe that. ❤❤❤

I’m going to snuggle in and read a new book. My husband is watching sports in the living room, so I have the bedroom all to myself! Happy Birthday to all – may you spend it doing whatever your heart desires!

I’m currently having one of my worst emotional melt downs. I’ve been crying all morning while the voice in my head keeps telling me to knock it off. Everything is constantly, mundanely hard. Finding out it’s my universal birthday is the bright spot. Going to celebrate by taking a bath and going to bed. ❤️

Today is my birthday for real, but I don’t celebrate it. I struggle with depression and have had too many sudden losses in my life to make me want to celebrate anything. The current faux POS not my president has not helped. Thanks for being a strong voice in the wilderness we call life, you make my smile and chuckle on days when I don’t feel like I have any left.
Keep up the fantastic crazy woman you are!

My birthday is usually spent working and ignored by others. I don’t let it bother me. Honestly I just don’t have the time. I work 7 days a week caring for an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s. I love my job but I am tired. I am going to ask for a few days off so hubby and I can celebrate our 25th Anniversary, have dinner and relax. If tgat doesn’t work out it will definitely be Doctor Who therapy. Ten and Rose always lift me up. This year has been filled with so much loss and sadness and putting my headphones on and tuning out the world helps when you’ve cried every tear you can.

I just treated myself to a lunch consisting of a burrito the size of my head!
And it was from a taco truck parked outside an abandoned gas station in Washington state, so there was some measure of bravery involved.
I have no regrets.
Yet.

For my birthday, I am calling my therapist. I have been so terrified during my current physical health scares (ruptured ovarian cyst plus other cysts plus allergy reactions to meds I was put on to treat PMS) that I can’t follow TV and am losing touch with reality. I am currently convinced that me and my family will die violently and that I have Something Bad healthwise that the doctors are all conspiring to lie to me about and say I’m fine… It’s time to get a non-borked brain in to help. Hope everyone else’s days are being celebrated for less messed up reasons…

I’m going to finish the laundry and get ready for work tomorrow. I’m also going to stop crying about the guy who dumped me two months ago. The one who said he still wants to be friends. I’m going to celebrate the fact that I unfriended him on social media. And I’m going to focus on me for a while. I am going to focus on getting better. That men’s im going to make my lists of things I can do when I get sad, things for self care, books to read, things that make me happy. Because I fucking deserve to do right by me.

Today for my birthday. I let myself be lazy. Haven’t done any chores, nearly fell asleep on the back deck, read some, and walked to my friends to chat to make it like i did something. Now I’m at the swim area with my younger son so he is .hope your day was great!

I’m going to knit today…not that I don’t do that pretty much every day, but today I’m making something pretty for ME, rather than for a customer. It’s a gorgeous duster (essentially a long cardigan), with pretty lace panels. I won’t finish today by any stretch — but I’m making some good progress, and it makes me really, really, happy!

I broke my wrist and needed a plate and screws put in and am feeling super sorry for myself. I am going to sit on my deck and watch my boys on the trampoline while drinking pink wine. Happy Birthday Everyone!

I’m going to draw and read some manga for inspiration! The best thing about my recent breakup from my ex I was with for ten years is that I realized he was hindering my creative process, so now I’m back to reading and writing again and I’m going to school for animation or illustration.

I cant decide if today I’m going to treat myself to the sappiest romance comic in my collection, or the scariest and grossest. I’m a creature of dualities. 😂

I’ve been having a rough couple of weeks so I went to Sephora today and got a makeover. I then spent a couple hours window shopping at the Mall of America. Sometimes retail therapy really helps to clear the mind.
Happy Birthday Everyone!

I bought myself a windshield shade thingee so that when I touch my steering wheel I don’t burn the skin off my hands. I’m trying to watch Anthony Bourdain, but don’t know if I can continue. His death is just still so fresh.

My son had a piano recital today, and was wonderful. My daughter played her flute in church. No better gifts than hearing their music. I like this, because my hubby won’t be in town for my birthday. The oil only thing that would make it better is a trip to the candy store.

Lovely idea! Today I’m starting the planning phase for a short solo road trip to a town that has a beautiful hot springs. Why? Because I need a vacation from my super stressful job (and maybe life?), so I’m doing some self care! A hot springs visit and an alcoholic beverage will happening be in short order! Hope everyone else is enjoying their un-birthday!

I got up to 208 and no one had made any Frosty the Snowman reference.
Before I knew about Universal Birthday today, I re-hung some lovely drapes against the bright freshly painted wall and new door. Then I hung up some excellent vintage cut glass from a raided chandelier that I had on heavy clear line, that haven’t been up in ten years. They sparkled in the sun and it was more than enough.

I’m getting rid of junk in my house for my universal birthday!!Hooray for less clutter!!! It would be weird to get a present for this, so I gladly accept your gift of nothing. It’s just what I wanted, thank you! Hugs 🙂

Nothing that costs money because we are trying to figure out how to pay for a medical convention for my son and going to say goodbye to my grandparents in a month. Those will be gifts to us. But, today, in trying to recover from illness and stress, I’m sneaking some time to watch a couple of episodes of something while the kids and husband are out for a bit. I should be doing paperwork, cleaning, etc., but I need these few minutes!

I’m going to give myself permission to practice self-care and take a nap. My psoriatic arthritis can affect me in many ways; one of them is severe fatigue. Usually I bully myself to not give in. But fuck that today. It’s my birthday cause Jenny said so, so I’m going to take a nap and NOT set an alarm. 😉

So my birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks and I’ve been struggling in general for a while now. This is a brilliant idea! I’m going to bake some brownies, and putter around on this story I’m writing, and when it’s cooler, take the dogs for a walk. Since I need a watch and you’ve got Rory watches for sale, I think a self-gift is in order! So hooray for universal birthdays!

What a wonderful idea!Real birthdays are always so depressing. So,today I will take a nap,and a bath, and give myself permission to not feel guilty. Thank you Jenny, for helping to keep so many people going.

I am going to eat a piece of cake (clearly my husband new this was coming because he bought some yesterday), try to write on the couch with my cat while watching Project Runway, and possibly have myself a drink. Happy birthday!

Oh happy universal birthday, Jenny!! This is just what I needed to read at this very moment! I was feeling angry about someone trying to make me feel guilty for planning a day away just for me me me. He did not make me feel guilty, but the attempt did manage to pee-dampen some of my anticipated joy for my Thursday away. BUT…since it is my birthday today (and yours, too!), I’m throwing away the anger, washing off all the pee, and going back to being joyfully anticipatory!

I had breakfast with my very favorite person this morning (after spending all night last night with him). Then I napped for the better part of the day. Going to eat leftover breakfast burrito and peanut butter cookies for supper and drink some alcoholic foot beer because I am a goddamn adult.

I wish I had seen this post earlier in the day, because since 5:15am the day has sucked. Even though I have tried to change my outlook I have kept getting side swiped with another issue. After I feed my animals, I’m gonna try to blow off the rest of the day (evening). I do not have alcohol nor ice cream in the house (oh well, I need to loose weight anyway) so I’m gonna find a good movie or try to read a book. Thanks for giving me another birthday Jenny and have a great day everyone!

Last Sunday (June 3) actually was my birthday. I did a sneaky double feature of Infinity War and Deadpool 2, then came home to a delivery of ice cream (Bluebell of course) and warm chocolate chip cookies.
Happy Birthday, ya’ll!

Happy Birthday everyone! Unfortunately it’s my husband only day off and instead of getting to enjoy it we are having to do all those wonderful chores like laundry and grocery shopping. I did work on my diamond painting this morning. It’s great for my anxiety. If you’ve never tried one maybe you could order one for you birthday.

I spent the past few hours selling jewelry to raise money for sheba’s Haven palliative care dog. That was a present to myself because I had a lot of fun, made money for the rescue,met a lot of lovely people, and bought myself a piece of jewelry.
Happy birthday day!

I am going to design my classroom layout and make a”wish list” of new books for the kids since I am going to be a first year teacher. It makes me happy to think of how happy my kindergartners will be next year.

Today is not my birthday, but it is in 29 days, when i will be 39 (cries silently). Today I have to go to a party full of people I don’t like, which is outside and it’s 94 fucking degrees today. I have been living with a nasty headache that makes it nearly impossible to function some days, for 3 weeks now, that no medicine helps and botox shots into the back of my neck may help but my insurance won’t cover and I can’t afford. The other day I forgot what a spoon was or what it was for.
People in my life keep trying to commit suicide and my mom just got diagnosed with cancer in 6 different places.
I would like to spend today watching Chris Hemsworth take off his shirt and snuggling my kitten, but I can’t. I can’t even drink because it makes my headache worse. I’d like to go back to 27. Before health problems.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EVERYONE!!!
I’ve celebrated by sleeping until noon, taking a nap on top of that,and reading while cats sleep on my legs (sleep is the THEME of my party). Things that would make my heart sing: chocolate peanutbutter cake, a new tattoo, setting an appointment for craniosacral therapy, adding to my Funko POP collection, or some subversive enamel pins.

Today I went for a drive to the ocean. I ate McDonald’s for lunch and bought some new earrings. On the way home I at a small chocolate sundae, and now I’m lying in bed writing this post. For a borrowed birthday it as quite wonderful!

Holy SHIT! You totally freaked me out. I visit here on stealth mode because you have some sort of psychic connection to my brain. I have never left a message. I just stalk from dark corners and then leave before I get caught.

So I come here and the first thing that greets me is “Happy birthday to you! Yes, you.” And I’m all like, “She’s been tracking me. She’s got some cookie-thingy on her website that knows who am I and what I’ve done. She knows it’s my fucking BIRTHDAY, for crying out loud. I’ve got to get out of here and wipe my laptop’s memory.”

Then I glance at the comments and found out that hey, no, it’s just a co-inky-dink. We TOTALLY SHARE BIRTHDAYS! I mean, one chance on 365 (OK, one chance in 366, but don’t get all statistical on me). This is like the best birthday present I ever got. It explains why your brain is so simpatico with mine. We were born on the same day. Except that I’m like decades older than you are.

I think I’m going to take a nap – that sounds so lovely. and my cat will join me (for a while) and when I get up again I’ll have a nice dinner. maybe Chinese or pulled pork – something I don’t have every day.

My epilepsy is being an asshole this past week so I’ve pretty much been in bed doing nothing to begin with buuuut the next time my brain decides to focus, I think I’m going to read one of my favorite books. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go take another nap.

My epilepsy is being an asshole this past week so I’ve pretty much been in bed doing nothing to begin with buuuut the next time my brain decides to focus, I think I’m going to read one of my favorite books. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go take another nap.

My epilepsy is being an asshole this past week so I’ve pretty much been in bed doing nothing to begin with buuuut the next time my brain decides to focus, I think I’m going to read one of my favorite books. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go take another nap.

Having a really awful super depressed bad stabby day…So not such a happy birthday day. I really need some niceness in my life today. My DH is obsessing over his new fountain pen, which normally I’d find very cool. Right now I’m so sick of hearing about nibs and feeds and blobby ink I could scream. Sorry to be a downer on everyone’s birthday! Maybe I’ll go take a nap.

I’m gonna bake some lemon blueberry muffins and read a book on my deck then pick up my friend from the airport. This could actually be better than my actual birthday. Happy unexpected birthday one and all!!

We had to put down my 18 year old emotional support dog Wednesday. I’m not much feeling like celebrating, but I’m going to go grab the last piece of cheesecake in the fridge and share it with my husband and call it Sadie’s Graduation Party and maybe sneak a tiny bite of that cheesecake to our younger dog Harley who is missing her something fierce.

And I don’t need poorbabies or condolences – just for people to hug their doggies and tell them they’re the best girl/boy ever. Because they are.

Fun story, it is my actual birthday, so to hear that it’s everyone else’s too is great!!! I drank a smoothie for healthy reasons, and had a Reese’s Cup for other reasons. Now I’m going to snuggle up with a giant Narwhal stuffed animal (Mark Narhberg) and wait until my partner wakes me up to go out to dinner.

I’m “running away” from my family for a few hours because they are being ungrateful and taking me for granted. So I’m grabbing my knitting and gonna go hang out at Starbuck’s for a few hours. (I’m also a little over sensitive because we lost our insurance after my husband lost his job and we can no longer afford my anxiety/depression meds.) A Merry happy un-birthday to me!

I am having a wee bit of a rough time lately. My husband was injured because of someone else’s negligence so he is a wheelchair for about 6 months, It’s hard to be and do everything while he is down but it’s even harder to do it all when you have depression & anxiety. So my gift to me is to stick around. I am going to keep hanging in here every day as long as I can and then even longer. I don’t feel like I need much right now except peace and hope so today I will choose hope as my birthday gift, Before this accident we were ready to buy a T@B trailer so I will also focus on that. We WILL get there. Neither this injury or my depression or anxiety will stop me from having that joy whenever it comes. Thanks for listening and thanks for including me in your tribe,

I decided to stay away from things that are making my depression worse, like Facebook, and instead found myself lost down a Goodreads hole, updating my To-Read list. That’s in-between binge rewatching the first season of Supernatural, which makes me happy. And I might eat a muffin, even though it would blow my day’s Fitbit calories, because we got some on clearance and they are calling to me. Happy birthday, Jenny!

My mom died this week and I am recovering from surgery. I need it to be my birthday today. Thank you for this. I’m going to take a bath and a nap and read about Rory, which always makes me feel better!

I’m going to finish the book I’m reading, so I can start the next one. Then I’m making a new dish for dinner and playing with my cookbooks. Happy Birthday! Oh, I also have an Amazon box that I’m making myself wait to open.

I am going to get off work and cuddle with my pillow. That’s about as exciting an universal birthday as I can handle today. 🙂 Or I might have a root beer float. Or both. But not at the same time I think!

I’m snuggling my kitties today, and I walked to the farmers market to buy flowers for the house! (Big deal because I had knee surgery two months ago, and this is the farthest I’ve walked without crutches since then! Happy birthday everyone!

I just ordered some bubble wands for my wedding. I’ve been trying to talk myself out of it, because money and adulting and who really needs bubble wands for their wedding? Well, I do. I’m only going to do this once, so TAKE YOUR BUBBLE WAND AND SHUT UP, AUNT HELEN.

I’m taking care of my self by taking the time to take a bath and relax. Play cards with my love and snuggle. Self care at its best. Also taking my anxiety medication, because depression and anxiety are asshole but they will not win. Xoxo

OMG! I Love This! As a person with a summer birthday I never got to celebrate my birthday at school. I was forever scarred by not being able to bring treats to school for my big day. So to celebrate this Universal Birthday Day I’m going to buy a fancy, designer cupcake at a bakery and revel in its taste. Then I’m going to binge watch Last Tango in Halifax. No cleaning today my friends….it’s gonna be a day of decadence!!

I read this after I finished fighting with the carpet cleaner to try and clean up our puppy’s oopsie. Wish I had read it before, I would have made someone else do it considering it is now my birthday. I think I will sneak a slice of cake and reread your blog for the rest of my universal birthday day.

I’m going shopping at Trader Joe’s by myself, without children. So I will not have to break up fights about who gets to push the cart and I can just stroll along listening to the awesome music that Trader Joe’s always seems to play.

I’m having my husband teach me enough guitar chords so that I can play Def Leppard songs. I fell back in love with them when we got concert tickets. We went on Friday night and they were awesome. I even learned all of the lyrics to Pour Some Sugar on and. It’s the funnest thing I’ve done in years. So now I want to be able to play the chords and sing (badly) of my favorites. My husband’s guitar is a bit large for me, so if I like playing, I want a smaller version.

It has been an extremely difficult month (2 family members died in the space of 3 weeks), so I decided on Friday that I was going to treat myself to my favourite fancy foods this weekend (it’s only money, and it grows on trees, right?!). Right now I’m having a late lunch of wine and leftover lobster bisque from last night’s dinner. Fancy comfort food is helping for sure. #selfcare

I took a good long nap this afternoon, does that count? I’m going to NOT do the dishes, the laundry, or cook anything at all. I’m taking things nice and easy. I don’t care what doesn’t get done. Tomorrow’s another day, they say. 😉

I’m going to binge watch The West Wing for the 329th time later this evening and gorge on leftover cake from my son’s graduation. Most of the time right now it’s a toss up between that & Time Team because watching them calms my mind 🙂

I’m going to figure out the amount of chemicals I need to put in the hot tub & take a longass soak in it.. tomorrow. Tonight? Well, long soaks and reading in the big old claw foot tub we have are one of my favorite things. I just need to pick a new book to read. Or maybe I’ll find that Kitchen Confidental and read it again.

I finally bought a new Libman microfiber mop. It was $5 cheaper at WinCo than Wal-Mart. While this seems like such a small thing, it’s huge for me. I’m trying not to feel too lame on my “birthday” cause I ” forgot” it was today wink, wink, nudge, nudge

I started early and ate a pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream last night while home alone. Today we’re campung in Pigeon Forge TN. I took a dip in the pool, now I’m sitting in the shade in a wet bathing suit people watching. 🙂 Happy Birthday everyone!

I laid in bed most of the day with a bitch of a migraine. I also snuggled with two of my cats. My husband has been great. He took care of me while I recovered as and then the migraine. I have one of the best husbands ever.

Jenny I want you to know that I am in the hospital waiting to start ECT and brought “I am here.” I am finding comfort in the book and I’m my own colouring and doodling. Thank you so much. For my “birthday” I’ll go grab a trashy mag from the gift shop.

I already had my birthday on the 7th! Dressed up a little with a new skirt I found secondhand (it has pockets! Woo!), had a yummy chocolate mug cake with chocolate ice cream (so good!) and took a stroll to buy some supplies for a gift I´m making for someone else. All in all, a quiet day.

I mobes to another province…i lost wverything i knewfor the better i hope…the amount of stress that caused us is insane… Sooo i will try to go for a walk in my new town and find myself a new favorite coffee shop.
Thanks

My birthday is next week, so this will be a trial run for me. Let’s see, I think I’ll have whipped cream on my pancakes, a giant bag of M&Ms for lunch, and steak and roasted potatoes for dinner with a big salad which I shall share with my guinea pig (whose birthday was last month). And happy birthday to you, too!

Wonderful! I’ve spent the day doing what I wanted to do which was absolutely nothing. No plans. No stress. I took a nap. I’ve spent the day staring at words I wrote previous days with the intention of adding to them. I’ve kinda succeeded. Adding words to the WIP is what makes me happy. 🙂

Before I even knew Jenny made today all of our birthdays I was out grabbing a bite to eat and decided that I wanted to buy myself some lottery scratch off tickets so I did…just because they’re fun to scratch off in anticipation of a mystery of if I’m a winner or not and of course if I’m not a winner I get a bit pouty and blame the lottery ticket people for being mean to me but it still makes me a bit happy inside.

My sister and I just celebrated our birthdays on Friday! (Mine was in May, hers is July.) We also celebrated Shnog Day a week early, a holiday we made up. “Shnogs” is something we would say to get around the no cursing rule in our house growing up. We wanted everyone to say it, so we gave it a holiday!

I hired a freelance editor to provide feedback on my manuscript. I received her email response about ten minutes ago. For today’s birthday, I’m not opening the email. I want to enjoy my day and pretend she thinks it’s a bestseller.

My actual birthday was Friday, and I have been celebrating – and will be celebrating – by spending time with friends and my cats and trying to focus on happiness instead of the bad shit in the world and my life.

How fabulous! My birthday is later this week, and I’ll be 35. I’m getting a cake baked for me by my handsome husband and I hope to put up some bird feeders in the back yard – we’ve recently had a bluebird visiting and he is so dang cheerful to look at I want to do everything I can to keep him coming back. For my birthday I want to send bluebirds to you all <3

I’m watching The Office and maybe accidentally buying a bunch of kindle books from my goodreads deals email.
But it’s totally warranted because we’re going to the beach in about 2 weeks and I’ll need things to read!

I’m taking the day off from responsibilities! I spend too much time doing everything I’m supposed to do. I don’t care what I should be doing im spending time with my husband and dog on the couch and I’m binge watching a tv show.

I love you….not in a creepy way. ❤️ Happy Birthday!!!
Im writing in my gardening journal (which
Was my sweet Mom’s.) Gosh I miss her!
Next I’m going to watch some Frazier on Netflix
…possibly followed by a Sunday birthday nap!
Oh! And I’m going to order your books. 🙂

Its bitterly cold winter in New Zealand, so I’m going to crank the central heating up to the high 30’s put on my bikini and pretend I’m in Fiji. (PS since only the cats are home there is no need to shave my legs… right!)

I worked today. Then I came home and took a nap with my dogs. Then I watched Iron Chef America reruns and listened to my tummy growl while I not so secretly coveted all the nifty kitchen gadgets from pizza stones to tiny wisks. While covetting I planned out all the nifty things I’m going to get a piece at a time for my baking cabinet.

A very merry (un)birthday to all y’all. There’s a Tentacle Kitty colouring book that’s pre-order on Amazon that I’ve been waffling about getting. But now that I have ‘permission’, I think I’ll go ahead and pre-order it. Thanks, Jenny!

Rewatching Parts Unknown and traveling the world again with Anthony Bourdain. He inspired my creativity – he challenged me and made me feel uncomfortable- he taught me about things and people I’ll probably never see/meet. Seems only right to honor him and continue that journey. This is self care for me.

I spent the day working at the wildlife rehab I volunteer at. I shall spend the evening (after I shower to clean off the the meat juice & animal shit) curled up watching a movie while snuggling my cats.

I totally stayed in half pj’s until 2:30 this afternoon (pj top, no bottoms, because they were somehow wet after hanging over my towel bar in the bathroom? so undies for the bottom).. threw some clothes on, took my almost 21 year old kiddo to breakfast at ihop at 3pm, and ate food i’m not supposed to, but it was soooo tasty. A complete lazy sunday.

Painted an old cement squirrel that was broken off a bird bath (I’ve had it sitting around the yard for 9 months) an awesome bright orange because cement squirrels should be happy bright colors. Happy birthday y’all!

Today I took a second shower before 3pm and crawled under a minky blanket and took a half hour nap, just because I could and had the time. It was lovely. <3 I have some lavender tea steeping to make iced tea for later.

I am going to go bake yummy things for my coworkers because working with terminally ill patients is stressful and baked goods make everything better. And when I bring them to work, I’ll tell everyone happy birthday and really confuse them.

Happy birthday to all!
I didn’t even realize it was my birthday, but I’m happy to celebrate because my real birthday was last weekend and that was a bit more stressful. I enjoyed a lovely day walking around touring old houses, and now am resting my tired feet and legs in bed with my kitty, drinking a tasty beverage. But since it’s my birthday, I think I’m even going to take a nice bath later and paint my toenails.
Thank you for the inspiration, and for trying to squeeze some extra kindness and insight into the world.

I’m gonna give Precious (my faithful minivan, named after The Lord of the Rings) a full tank of gas, without cringing at the cost. She’ll be SO excited! Then, I’m hittin’ the road to find a beautiful place where I can spend the day not feeling bad about doing absolutely productive, other than treating my vitamin D deficiency with some actual sunshine, because, fuck the north, it’s so unnatural to live here. All the while, I will be effortlessly increasing my serotonin with a cooler full of yummy stuff that is in no way good for my thighs. Because, fuck the north. I’m going to celebrate that eight months of winter is finally over, and it’s my birthday!

Awesome timing! It’s the Queen’s Birthday public holiday here today 🙂
So I guess that not only is it my birthday, but I’m a queen. I just want the fun bits though – none of those boring ceremonies or making small talk with twerps.
Happy Birthday to all!!! And let us eat cake.

I am going to read (for pleasure) and maybe get my nails done! I know I need to be better with self care but sometimes I get too caught up in figuring out new ways to help others. As a mental health clinician it seems like the cutting of services is creating an increased desire to fight for others with all my heart which leaves my cup a little empty sometimes. But it’s all worth it. Just a little “check out” is needed sometimes.

Happy birthday Jenny and everyone else. We should all celebrate ourselves everyday!!

Happiest of Birthday and Un-Birthdays wishes to you all ! Its hot and and I have been waiting on a good pop-up storm to happen… I am gonna go sit on the porch and soak it up ! An old fashioned Virginia Natural Spa 🙂 And free to boot !

Oh, you are awesome. I want to read your next new book, but I can wait because it’s your birthday too, so we can lie in the grass and blow bubbles together. I’ll make you one of my special mochas with cinnamon and vanilla that smells like cake. You can admire the blue polish on my toenails and we’ll show each other photos of our baby kitties, dogs, and children who seem suddenly to be much too adult. We can cry a little over what they were like when they were two. I’ll tell you my terrible secret that ‘dammit’ was my son’s first word and you’ll laugh with your mouth wide open, a bit of birthday cake falling out. Be well, my dear author friend.

I’m going to read for a bit outside on the freshly mown grass, do laundry, and then go see ‘Solo’ at the good theater, in IMAX, where I can buy beer at the concessions and the butter on the popcorn is real. But first, laundry!

My kids and I got the party started late last night listening to some groovy tunes we hadn’t heard in a long time — of note: Wildfire by Michael Martin Murphey, I Don’t Like Spiders & Snakes by Jim Stafford, and THE BEATLES! Duh,duh,duh,duh,duh,duh…ya say it’s your birthday….duh,duh,duh,duh,duh,duh…it’s my birthday too, yeah…Happy Birthday to you!!!!
Anyway, we’ve been continuing the fun today — brunch, naps, and about to go to dinner! Everyone have a great week!
Mona

I’m going to read David Sedaris’ new book and work on a Christmas ornament I’m crocheting because it will probably take me until Christmas to finish it because I get a lot of help from the cats 😂. Happy birthday, Jenny! Love you!

I’m gooshing my cat Hanz. Reading and writing. Deep talks with my son who forever amazes me with his intellect and spirit. Being grateful for this day and for Jenny who makes me laugh out loud and appreciate life all the more. Happy Birthday everyone!

It actually IS my birthday tomorrow, and I celebrated today with cake and presents with my 84 year old mother and family. In honor of my birthday, everyone reach out to a friend or family member they haven’t talked to in awhile.. make sure they are feeling OK. Take care of each other!

Happy Birthday to you as well!!! Today I decided to make it all about me since it is my birthday. I went shopping to my favorite shoe stores and boutiques. After I popped an anxiety pill of course. Then I went to Dollar Tree and really went wild stocking up on nail polish, M&Ms, ice cream drum sticks and bath items. Then came home to have a little spa time. And since it’s my birthday I’ve decided not to cook today. I’ve text my son and put in my dinner request. 😁 Hopefully it’s not charred too badly. If it is then that’s okay because I have ice cream!

I am going to cross my fingers and my toes that my cat, Meg, has lower bilirubin numbers on tonight’s test so she still has a fighting chance. Either way, I’m going to take doughnuts to the evening crew at the Vet’s office that has been helping us fight for the last 10 days. I already had fun picking out a colorful assortment for the day crew. And I’m going to ponder how just today I decided to send everyone presents on MY birthday because while I blame my meds I just forget too often and I don’t want to feel bad about it anymore. And I’m not going to feelet one iota of shame that I’m hoping to get a little present because I’ve had a rough 10 days.

Funny I just told my BFF that I’m going to “act like it’s my birthday” and do all the things I want to do since my husband just left to go out of town for work!! I just hung up with her, as planned, read my email and checked the three blogs I follow, then I’m going to watch an old movie (Naughty Marietta 1935) then I’m going to Dairy Queen to have a Salted Caramel Truffle Blizzard and then I’m going to take a hot bath that may or may not last two hours or at least until the hot water heater is completely empty of hot water!! And then…I’m going to sleep smack dab in the middle of my bed and not wear ear plugs because there will be no snoring bear in my bed tonight!! Sounds like heaven to me!! Happy Birthday to ME!

I am going to dinner with friends and to watch the Tony’s and I’m NOT going to stress that the cooking I did this afternoon didn’t turn out exactly like I hoped or that my car got rained in because I left the top down while I was cooking and had to run out in a downpour to put it up which led to a change of clothes before I was finished with the flour which means I should probably change again before dinner but I’m not gonna because ITS MY BIRTHDAY and I don’t care that my yoga pants have flour on them.

For not knowing it was my birthday today, I went out and did a bunch of things that made me happy! I had brunch with a few friends, which was very tasty, and then we went to one of my favorite yarn stores in the city and I bought some beautiful yarn that I’m going to knit some fun things with, and then we went and got ice cream afterwards! It was an excellent day!

I have been really sick with the flu for five days and now there’s bronchitis on top of it. What I am doing today is trying to stay alive (and worrying about missing more work this week). My agenda includes lost of water, tea, and naps.

On the way home from the airport after visiting my in-laws. Going to order in food, take a bath, possibly listen to Furiously Happy for the 25th time and look for fun sewing projects on Pinterest. That truly apunds wonderful!

Today on my “birthday” I made a cat necklace for my friends 10yr old daughter because making beautiful things for people makes me super happy. Then I went to a flee market and looked through lots of old stuff. I love a good flea market 🙂

I celebrated yesterday by going to Pride Parade and taking a bunch of pictures because apparently I’m also psychic and knew today would be my Universal Birthday Day and today I am recovering because being at an event like Pride is Not Easy despite being Fun and it’ll take me about a week to get back to my current normal

I’m going to lay on the floor and watch videos from my favorite foster kitten Instagrams! And then I’m going to research whether vegetarian fish sauce, which I’ve seen on Amazon, is something I can get at a store (I am a vegetarian but like Thai food, but also is vegetarian fish sauce horrifying? Please let me know if you have tried cooking with it.) I may also get on the couch and read my library book (Lindsay West’s ‘Shrill.’) Happy Birthdays all around, y’all!

Since I don’t get [my first full paycheck till next weekend, I can’t afford groceries let alone presents. I’ll buy myself a book or two then. For now, my free present is eating the snack size snickers bar I found in my purse, a long shower, and then binge watching corny 80’s teen movies I have on DVD until I pass out.

I bought myself new spark plugs, an ignition coil and an oil change on Friday (ok, for my car), so I think that does in my Gifts For Myself budget for the year. But I did make purple potatoes for lunch today just for fun, so I’m going to declare it all good.

I splurged on a nice, supportive pair of sandals! My friends have been raving about Merrells for a while and I finally decided to give them a whirl. And while I was in the store, some random lady saw me trying them on and started raving about them, too.

I finished Lireal and downloaded Abhorsen from Audible. I’ve been challenged to read 61 books this summer and through audio books have completed 4 thus far. This makes my brain happy since I am struggling with concentration and focus to read physical books.

My actual birthday is coming up on Thursday but I haven’t been doing well at all. I’d like to go to a baseball game, visit my friends new house and go camping on the weekend but I’m afraid I won’t be able to, even showering and dressing is too much right now and I haven’t seen or spoken to anyone in a week.
Anyway, enough of that…..happy birthdays to all!

It’s my almost half birthday, so that counts! Today I had a piece of cake with tea, and am spending the evening with my dad who is in icu after his second open heart surgery. That means while he sleeps, I get to read a good book!

I’m going to actually allow myself to sit down and relax for a little bit, hopefully, guilt free. All while my three girls run amuck. Single mom life is no joke. I’m also going to try and not worry about my appointment I have in the morning to discuss a med change. Happy birthday to me! :/

Funny you said that – it actually is my birthday today so thank you. I just turned 63 and I swear I don’t feel a day over 45 unless I catch a glance at myself in the mirror and realize that no, that is not my mom, it’s me. That’s ok because my mom is an 83 year old badass who has survived two heart attacks, two hip replacements and losing her sight in one eye and still goes to the gym 3 times a week. My birthday gift to myself is a gym membership because I want to be like her:)

U r so nice Jenny! My birthday was the 5th and it was crap but I think after 21 all birthdays are crap.I just wish my family understood that sometimes I would like them to celebrate me without me having to plan my own surprise. Oh well I guess . happy universal birthday everyone!

I’m going to listen to music that makes me sing and watch a movie that makes me cry. I’m going to take a guilt-free nap because that’s what birthdays are for. And if you send me a gift, I am going to share with someone because good fortune should always be shared.

Well, huzzah! I’m gonna eat an ice cream sundae! I was gonna anyway bc it’s Sunday and my husband is flying out for a business trip and I hate when he leaves on a weekend but now I feel EVEN MORE JUSTIFIED!! 😁

For my birthday, I’m listening to the “Knightly Pleasures” podcast because Jack gets me out of my very depressed and lonely head for a little while. So…yeah, if I had a birthday wish, it would be to have a little extra cash to give to Jack on Patreon so I could get access to his pay stories and make it easier for him to eat something other than box mac and cheese.

I’m going to help my sweet dog survive these thunderstorms that are making him shiver, while I read one of the many books “I’ll get to eventually”, in front of the fire (even though it’s summer —- thunderstorms always mean the fireplace is on!). 😄
Everyone, have fun doing your special thing! 🙂

My birthday was actually a few days ago. First birthday without my dad. I tried to just will it to pass quickly. It didn’t. But, since you insist, I’ll stop packing to move and stop working on my fourth book and I’ll take a little break. Have a hot bath with my favorite bubble bath.

Put on some comfy jammies. Curl up on the couch under a fuzzy blanket. Bribe the cats on to the couch (and my lap) using treats. Watch Zoo (delightful and terrible show, perfect amount if ridiculous) on Netflix.
Maybe finish the bottle of wine I just opened.

Put on some comfy jammies. Curl up on the couch under a fuzzy blanket. Bribe the cats on to the couch (and my lap) using treats. Watch Zoo (delightful and terrible show, perfect amount if ridiculous) on Netflix.
Maybe finish the bottle of wine I just opened.

I danced in two competitions this weekend so I bought an Irish Dancer travel mug for my hot tea. I’m now snuggling on the couch with one of my rescue dogs and loving it. Hope everyone had a wonderful birthday! 😊

I ate a double chocolate chip cookie with no guilt and bought myself a kindle book I really wanted! My actual birthdays always turn into disasters my daughter threw up on me this year-so I am loving this random birthday day!

Today is the perfect half-year birthday 🎂 I took time for myself and read a book. Now I’m watching the Greatest Showman and my husband cooked dinner for me. Now if I had your number I could call the funniest person I haven’t met yet!

I made my family a kick ass breakfast. My husband and I went and got a TON of flowers and got almost all of them planted. I drank coffee and knit for a while and I’m going to end my day watching Westworld! HBD TO US ALL!

I’m going to eat pizza 🍕 and enjoy myself!
A great way to end the day after doing homework all day! I am not even a kid
I’m old, 50 and I am trying to get masters degree… what was
I thinking?! I hope all of you are having wonderful
Birthdays.., Enjoy! Celebrate!

Today for my birthday. I played crochet with my younger cats. They all love string so I tried to work on a project (which I finished) and spent a lot of time tossing yarn on their heads. I celebrated with a root beer float and pulling a foot of yarn out of Penelope’s mouth when she thought eating yarn was a good idea.

I can’t get enough museums! I love them! I am going to go with my daughter who knows so much about every damn thing and is so interesting that she should go on Jeopardy (and she’s not even stuck up!- even tough she has a Masters and (almost) her PhD)! I am so lucky to have her – she’s a gift all by herself!

Koreans have everyone age a year collectively on New Year’s Day. That, combined with the tradition of assigning the time in utero as a year, means that you are either a year or two older in Korea than you are in the United States. A baby born on Christmas is 2 years old before she is 2 weeks old.

I met a friend at the oldest bookshop in America, bought presents for people, ate pancakes for lunch. Then I attended the local gay men’s member showcase concert (few things are as charming as two guys singing ‘I Feel Pretty’ from West Side Story) and had dinner with my college roomie who sang a fantastic solo from The Drowsy Chaperone in the show.

This year, for my birthday, I’m just taking a day to relax. Maybe use a beautiful bath bomb, and then stay in and paint/sculpt/whatever art project comes to mind this time. Life has been too crazy. (and my birthday is less than a week away, so yeah, that’s really the plan)

I had such a moment when I read this because my birthday is coming up shortly! I am going to spend the day outside and try to reconnect with nature and maybe pretend to be a tree or a rock- we’ll see when I get there haha

Well, damn…that what’s happens when I catch up on reading online late in the day. I’d like to just hang out with friends on their porches, but that all depends on being able to catch them at a good time, so I suppose my big excitement for the day will have to be using my brand-new Trader Joe’s rose water face toner before I go to bed. Still working on figuring out what I want to do for my actual birthday on July 15th, though…suggestions, anyone? Maybe catching opening night of Richard III on Boston Common, if it’s not too hot and muggy?

If it’s your birthday today, then mine is tomorrow, because it is IRL. This morning we were at a two year old’s birthday party and now I’m sad because I didn’t get a balloon. So I think tomorrow for my birthday I’m going to get a balloon and a piece of chocolate cake. I’ll probably have to get one for my four year old too, because I don’t want to share.

Thank you, and happy birthday to everyone! I’m still wired from a busy 9.5 hour Sunday workday, so I’m enjoying a brew or two and watching “Splitting Up Together” on Hulu. It’s a clever show, but not one that requires much concentration. Looking forward to having tomorrow and Tuesday off.

I am binging Marple for some reason, and every episode has Doctor Who actors in it, so it’s like doing that but not as good and more murder. I also gave my mom a Cuisinart food processor and ordered myself an Instant Pot. Not the sale one Amazon has today, the more expensive one. 🙄🤷🏻‍♀️ And I’ve hugged my rescue animals, and not dressed them up. Win-win.

We went to the Haight Ashbury Street Fair, hit the vintage clothing shops and bought vinyl records at Amoeba Records and then we somehow got lost getting back home and decided that stopping for a beer at small beer / bottle shop with a bar was a great idea.

You are psychic! It’s my bizarro birthday. Back when I was having a background check for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics the RCMP switched my birth day/month to month/day and I was told my birthday is June 10th. Works for me! Two birthdays a year are more fun than one. On October 6th and June 10th it’s party time.

Today is literally my birthday (I’m thirty, yay!) and this was eerily timed and also awesome. I spent my day lounging around doing nothing in a pile of chores that will just have to wait until tomorrow.

happy universal birthday. today was very weird for me. i went to a seminar to learn how to respond when people make anti-semitic remarks. that is a tough one for me. then i tried to get my 2nd dose of the shingrix vaccine, but apparently there is a shortage & EVERYONE is out. seriously? i think this is a ploy by the mfr. to make me wait so long, i will have to get the 1st does again…. then i used essential oils to rid myself of an impending migraine, napped for 1 hr & went to a visitation for a former co-worker & friend, whose adult son committed suicide. my heart breaks for people that have to go thru that. and a child of theirs, to boot…. my husband moved out a couple months ago for various reasons, but 1 of them was “you have too many health issues”. like i didn’t warn him of that 18 years ago. and still i have to think – i’m so lucky. my young son is still alive. now i am sorting thru essential oils to keep my depression from creeping in & taking me down the rabbit hole. and why is it called a rabbit hole? do rabbits get depressed? having so many babies, i’m thinking ‘no time to be depressed’! and my mind is off & running…. just before bed. great.

I like to sew, making new clothes for my daughter or other people’s babies. I always think about how fun it would be to put your drawings on fabric to turn into dresses. For my birthday, I will make something fun and new!

It’s actually my birthday a week from tomorrow but I’m all for Universal Birthday Day. We could all use a little more reason to celebrate the small things, no? I actually did this today before I even knew it was Everyone’s Birthday: This morning I was out at the ballpark at 8am for my daughter’s softball tournament. It was hot and humid and gross and they played like the fierce little warriors that they are and they still lost and that’s okay. As I hiked up the hill from the field where we were playing to the bathrooms, I found myself with major deja vu and I stopped for a moment to just reflect. 20 years ago this summer, I started my first ever job at that very ballpark, working in the concession stands. Before and after shifts, I’d sit on the hill behind the building and watch the games on the fields below. This morning I stood on that very same hill and found gratitude. This is where I fell in love with softball, a game I never got to play but came to adore. This is where I found some of my best friends, many of whom I’m still close to today. This is where I met a person who became so much more than just a friend, someone who was smart about softball and about life, who became a mentor of sorts and helped me find my way to the other side during one of the darkest times in my life. He’s gone now and I miss him terribly, but I’ll always carry those moments in my heart. I stood there in the sunshine today and I was able to appreciate that not every day is a good day, but today was. And for today, that gratitude was enough. Find the beauty in the little things, guys. Sometimes it’s hard, but it’s always worth it.

Yesterday really WAS my birthday, and it freaked me right the fuck out to read the beginning of your post. I was feeling kind of bummed out, because it’s time for that musical question, “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” But I’m going to stay in bed all day tomorrow and binge-watch both seasons of “Stranger Things” and eat Cherry Garcia and not feel a single moment of guilt about it!

I wasn’t expecting it to be my birthday today since I usually celebrate it on July 3rd which will be my 25th birthday (again) so I did homework today. I just started college as an adult student. I’ll try to do something good for myself tomorrow.

Today is my actual birthday and my 20th wedding anniversary. I spent the day at my daughters dance recital helping her thru every costume change, hair malfunction.. whatever was needed. My husband I had a lovely breakfast out at our local spot before the dance craziness ensued. The family I have made for myself over the years came to my house for a lovely dinner from our favorite Chinese joint. We laughed, told stories and celebrated being in each other’s company. The best part of today was when my dear friend )who has a very bad last feed years mentally) remembered to make me orangesicle fudge. It made my heart sing. I finally realized I am worth celebrating, my friends and my marriage accomplishments are worth celebrating and I am allowed to enjoy it.

I’m going to get myself another feather pillow. I’d get myself a new mattress because the one I have sucks, but the one I want is VERY expensive (it’s the westin hotel mattress. Best. Sleep. Of. My. Life.). I miss having a bed that I can be a little bit in love with (some of y’all know what I mean, right?), but good feather pillows are amazing and can make up a little bit for having an otherwise crappy bed. I sleep for crap these days, so anything that makes a difference is worth it. Why haven’t I bought a bunch of these before now? Oh, right. Cuz I need to get a job first! (I’m hoping to have that locked down by my actual birthday–aug 31)

It was my birthday exactly a week ago (and it didn’t go as planned at all) so I will totally take a birthday day! …… Does it count if the thing I’m going to do is something I do almost every day? I’ve been mildly-depressed lately and have been combating that by watching a ton of funny YouTube videos, specifically Goggle Translate Sings videos. (If anyone wants to see two hilarious people attempt the Whisper Challenge with translated sentences that make no sense, it’s freaking awesome! https://youtu.be/jeMWrFqpS9g )

I went to a friends house. She has struggled with depression stemming from 7 years of chronic pain. Today marked a year since her chronic pain spontaneously self-resolved and has (mostly) stayed away. So we had a fucking party, ate strawberry cupcakes , and celebrated each little moment she had enjoyed off her new freedom. ❤

I know you probably won’t see this but Thank you so much for this. I’ve been feeling bad because I’m trying to save money but I bought a perfume that I’ve wanted for two years but it’s $275 a bottle yes that’s right $275 a bottle but I found a new authentic bottle on eBay for only $65 and I couldn’t resist but I still feel bad however now I don’t have to because it’s my birthday. Thanks Jenny. Ps in case your wondering it’s Christian Louboutin Bikini Questa Sera. HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE

It really is almost my birthday. Just 4 days away. How did you know? Next weekend, I am celebrating turning 45, and losing 80lbs, by going to an amusement park. Because I can totally fit in those stupid molded seats now.

Totally going to forgive myself for the thing that I didn’t think I’d really fucked up on but someone convinced me I had. So maybe not self-forgiveness but more like self-acceptance and a small (birthday) fuck you to the person I let get in my head. And peanut butter m&ms. Smccallmph@gmail.com

Oh I wrote something before but I’m not sure if it posted itself correctly and now there are one bazillion comments and I feel bad for posting twice. So I’ll forgive my self for that. My birthday is in two weeks and this post made me happy on a hard day. Thank you.

My birthday is on Friday, and after months of planning on taking a paid vacation day, it turns out I need to save it for when I’ll actually need it later in the year. Because it has been a shittastic few weeks chock full of anxiety and panic and general worry, I might take the day off anyways. Because SELF-CARE. And I will buy all the hand-dyed yarn on Etsy and spend the day knitting and napping and drinking iced coffee.

This year I am 50. Last year I decided to make the jump from Art Lover to Art Maker. I am teaching myself watercolor. I have a chronic degenerative nerve disorder called CRPS/ RSD since 2004. Art makes me ridiculously fucking happy so I decided to see if playing with paint would do the same. It does and more. My anxiety is lower. My depression is almost in remission. I can walk away whenever I need to and not feel like I’m wasting precious supplies. And if I have a flare up I lie in bed binge watching and taking notes from generous Art YouTubers. Which has lowered how long the flare ups happen because I am so zen’d out and excited while focusing on learning than focusing in on how much pain I’m in. Artist grade watercolor brushes are pricey.

Actually my birthday is a week from Tuesday (really). I’d love to go on a spa day; I’ve hinted it God knows how many times to my husband and twins, but they never seem to remember. Since this family is busy climbing out of the hole three years of unemployment can make, I doubt I’ll be able to afford it this year. But I would like a cake that I don’t bake myself. I make everyone else a cake, but rarely get one myself anymore. So, yeah: a cake. With fudgy icing and pretty flowers. Or tiramisu (yum!) I’m not picky.

For my universal birthday party my husband and I got a load of “poopy dirt” (compost) for our garden beds and played outside for 8 total hours. At hour 4 we went to help my mom clean up at the relay for life, she runs the silent auctions, then my dog started getting sick. Which was awesome (not!) and then threw up 9 times, she apparently doesn’t like the antibiotics she’s on. Can we have one more chance at a universal birthday??

Happy Universal Birthday! I have been procrastinating on sewing a skirt that I bought EVERYTHING for back in February. I’ve been scared of messing it up, because it’s gorgeous embroidered ivory rayon and very…shifty. Plus invisible zippers are still intimidating. Well today I finally started stitching because I re-realized it’s better to make the attempt, succeed or fail, and learn from the outcome. Plus I’ll never enjoy the fabric if it’s hidden in my stash. And it felt so good to START!

I’m in Paris for the first time and I’m going to skip seeing the churches and museums to go to the catacombs and stare at skulls up close! …..and then that came out more deranged and Dahmer-y than I intended. The point is, catacombs are cool and scary and like a real life haunted house so since Hereditary isn’t showing in Paris yet I’m going to get my horror kicks in another way!

I’m going to give a lovely person her front tooth to smile with, because I’m a dentist and it’s her birthday also. In giving her the tooth she needs to make her feel better about herself after an accident she had I get the feel good feeling for my birthday gift.

I’m going to do nothing for my birthday because I’ve been spending time taking care of everyone else. If anyone wanted to get me a present, I really need this package of plastic goats for…reasons. Important reasons.

I’m a day late for the party, but I spent the actual Universal Birthday at a BBQ to celebrate someone else’s birthday. I will spend my ‘I’m a day late’ birthday pottering around my garden. Might even get washed and dressed first 😉

It actually IS my birthday today! And part of me weekend celebration included reading aloud the story of Beyoncé the giant metal chicken, to my girlfriends as we drove home from a spa day. I feel like I have a personal birthday message from you! Thanks for remembering!

Well that was wild – you are psychic! My 70th birthday was June 8th, but on the 10th, I had a birthday party – decided to throw one rather than feeling sorry for myself because nobody had given me a b-day party since my high school boyfriend (Gene Salvatore) had a surprise 16th birthday party for me in 1964. And this was so much better than whining, I think I may do this again in 2028!

I’m going to try to find my cat behind the crates in my closet, cuddle him, get an ice cream and read one of the many books I want to read right now. Or probably I’ll read 20 pages in 5 books because I’m very indecisive right now.

A very merry un-birthday to all! Today (even though I’m a day late to this post), I’m going old-school Doctor Who. Tonight, at various theatres across the country (put on by Fathom Events), Genesis of the Daleks (Tom Baker’s fourth episode) will be showing as the director’s cut followed by a recent interview with Baker. I’m going with my mom (whom I have to thank for most of my geekiness/nerdiness)!

I didn’t get to tell you what I was doing for my birthday because I was doing it. For my birthday, me and my cat Keanu spent the very early morning in the yard, sipping coffee with Amaretto and deadheading and watering my flowers. He was chasing butterflys. Happy Birthday to us!! I hope you enjoyed yours as much as I enjoyed mine.

I’m a day late because yesterday was a depression day (rare these days, I mostly have anxiety) but I celebrated by calling my mom who reminded me who I am and have always been (I’m 47 btw) and then I watched Big Bang Theory until I started laughing. And ate a salad to redeem for the bag of chips I’d had earlier and also OJ with banana vodka b/c – well, fruit.

I spent the day cutting hedgehog quills out of fabric for a quilt I’m making. 120 big quills for the quilt, and 120 little quills for the matching throw pillow. The floor is covered with scraps and my hands are sore. But it was soooooo worth it.

Today (Monday) is actually my birthday, but I’m not in a celebrating mood. I’m rather in a “be a turtle and curl up under the covers because I don’t want to deal with people” kind of mood – BUT – I have to be at work Instead, so I’m a turtle inside my head. 🐢

Even though I got a bit tender the other day, I’m heading back for a tanning session. I get 3 more free sessions, courtesy of my daughter. BONUS. And then I’m going to find myself a box of pizza logs for my new adventure with paranormal podcasts. I love horror, btw. And finally, Happy Birthday to all!

My sister and I have birthdays 2 weeks apart. Every year we pick a restaurant we have never been to and then go. Most times it is “Cut to the Chase” meal – appetizers and dessert. Then we give the Maine Coons catnip to watch them get derpy.

Today I will rearrange my bookshelves in order to make room for more. I will also spend a not insignificant amount of time browsing Amazon and dreaming about what books I will add to my collection once I finally get hired for the school year (recently graduated new teacher still looking for my first job).

Thank you, Jenny! Reading these posts about what everyone is doing for their unbirthday makes me feel less alone (something I have been struggling with most days). There are other people who love to alternate between reading and coloring in a blanket-made cocoon while cuddling pets and fighting desperately to quiet an anxiety-riddled brain?!? Can we please be friends?

The weird thing is, it IS my birthday so I think you are right about being psychic. I’ve suspected it for a while. I’m going to take a walk in the woods with my dogs. My favorite thing to do! Happy birthday to everyone else too! <3

My house if full of people because my youngest graduated high school. I’m going to hide from all of them. I’ve been nice for three days and now if I don’t get some alone time I’m going to turn into a screaming ball of nastieness. So I’m going to be sneaky and hide in my room.

After throwing my daughter’s graduation party over the weekend I have secluded myself in a introvert recharge haven of books, snacks, social media (minus the interacting) and general curmudgeon-y awesomeness interrupted by the occasional teenager asking for permission to leave the house. Ummm yes. Please do that. After you bring mum a glass of wine.

I’m gonna buy myself one of those awesome wheeled suitcases with 4 wheels that just roll effortlessly through airports! I just got back from an amazing week long trip to Cancun and after struggling with my gimpy two wheeled rolling suitcase that barely fit my stuff and schlepping a non wheeled carry-on that was awkward at best and downright painful at worst through the airports, I almost bought new luggage in the airport on my return trip!! The expense of that would have been tragic so I managed to calm down and can now shop around to find something that will make my next trip way easier!!

I must have known yesterday was Universal Birthday Day because I let myself take a break from work and watched some funny youtubers play video games all day instead. Doesn’t sound like much but it was a welcome break from my overstressed brain 😖

Thank you for this. Just yesterday I was told that I am not taking care of myself and this little reminder to be kind to myself, too, is the smack upside the head I needed. Today I am going to let go of the hurtful comment from a stranger telling me I look like my son’s grandmother and I’m going to pick some flowers from my garden and bring them inside to remind me that beauty is everywhere in everything and everyone.

I sent flowers to my friend who recently miscarried. Birthdays aren’t always happy, but we can do our small part to make them brighter for each other, even in the darkest of times. Wishing great joy to everyone out there.

And Happy Birthday to you too! Hoping you had great birthday with all your wonderful plans and a bit of something sweet on the side and some wild joyful abandon. We should all celebrate life like a kitten in a basket of yarn balls every now and then. Thanks for the reminder to put aside some time and to treat ourselves to a slice of happiness. (Mine looked like cake!) Even better when loved ones get included in the celebration. (Confession: I didn’t share, or even tell, and I feel just fine about that too!)